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2025
Gregory, E.S., Y.Y.J. Xu, T.T. Lee, M.A. Joiner, A. Kamikouchi, M.P. Su & D.F. Eberl (2025) The voltage-activated potassium channel Shal (Kv4) contributes to active hearing mechanisms in Drosophila. eNeuro. Published online ahead of print Dec. 17, 2024. doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0083-24.2024.
2024
Loh, Y.M., Y.Y.J. Xu, T.T. Lee, T.S. Ohashi, Y.D. Zhang, D.F. Eberl, M.P. Su, A. Kamikouchi (2024) Differences in male Aedes aegypti and albopictus hearing systems facilitate recognition of conspecific female flight tones. iScience. 27(7):110264. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110264. PMC11255862.
Dolezal, D.M., M.A. Joiner & D.F. Eberl (2024) Two distinct functions for Lim1 in the Drosophila antenna. microPublication Biology. doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001229. PMC11217802.
Rocca, S.M., D.N. Saldana, M. Addemir, J.A. Koenig, B.Z. He, O.L. Miakotina, D.F. Eberl (2024) Reflective environment heightens crayfish aggressive and fearful behaviors. microPublication Biology. doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001184. PMC11161833.
Sutton, D.C., J.C. Andrews, D.M. Dolezal, H. Li, Y.J. Park, D.F. Eberl, S. Yamamoto, A.K. Groves (2024) Comparative exploration of mammalian deafness gene homologues in the Drosophila auditory organ shows genetic correlation between insect and vertebrate hearing. Public Library of Science ONE. 19(2): e0297846. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.e0297846. PMC10898740.
Warren, B. & D.F. Eberl (2024) What can insects teach us about hearing loss? Journal of Physiology 602(2):297-316. doi: 10.1113/JP281281. Advance online publication Dec. 21, 2023.
Pre-prints
Gregory, E.S., Y.Y.J. Xu, T.T. Lee, M.A. Joiner, A. Kamikouchi, M.P. Su & D.F. Eberl (2024) The contribution of the voltage-activated potassium channel Shal (Kv4) to active hearing mechanisms in Drosophila. bioRxiv doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.01.24.577143.
Ohashi, T.S., Y.Y.J. Xu, S. Shigaki, Y. Nakamura, T.T. Lee, Y.M. Loh, E. Mishiro-Sato, R. Suzuki, D.F. Eberl, M.P. Su, A. Kamikouchi (2024) Sexually dimorphic auditory representation in Aedes aegypti brains. bioRxiv doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.07.602439.
2023
Zhang, B., H. Duan, J. Kavaler, D.F. Eberl & E.C. Lai (2023) A non-neural miRNA cluster controls two neural targets to mediate hearing. Genes & Development 37:1041-1051. doi: 10.1101/gad.351052.123. PMC10760640. Cover art on journal issue.
Sharma, Y., J.S. Jacobs, E. Sivan-Loukianova, E. Lee, M.J. Kernan & D.F. Eberl (2023) The retrograde IFT dynein is required for normal function of diverse mechanosensory cilia in Drosophila. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 16: 1263411. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2023.1263411. PMC10556659.
Ravenscroft, T.A., A. Jacobs, M. Gu, D.F. Eberl, H. Bellen (2023) The voltage-gated sodium channel in Drosophila, Para, localizes to dendrites as well as axons in mechanosensitive chordotonal neurons. eNeuro 10(6):1-15. doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0105-23.2023. PMC10316460.
Pre-prints
Ravenscroft, T.A., A. Jacobs, M. Gu, D.F. Eberl, H. Bellen (2023) The voltage-gated sodium channel in Drosophila, Para, localizes to dendrites as well as axons in mechanosensitive chordotonal neurons. bioRxiv doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.07.531558.
2022
Wu, S.-Y., Y. Wen, N.B.C. Serre, C.C.H. Laursen, A.G. Dietz, B.R. Taylor, M. Drobizhev, R.S. Molina, A. Aggarwal, V. Rancic, M. Becker, K. Ballanyi, K. Podgorski, H. Hirase, M. Nedergaard, M. Fendrych, M.J. Lemieux, D.F. Eberl, A.R. Kay, R.E. Campbell, & Y. Shen (2022) A sensitive and specific genetically encoded potassium ion biosensor for in vivo applications across the tree of life. Public Library of Science Biology20(9): e3001772. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001772. PMC9481166.
2021
Kay, A.R., D.F. Eberl, J.W. Wang (2021) Myogenic contractions of a somatic muscle powers rhythmic flow of hemolymph through Drosophila antennae and generates brain pulsations. Journal of Experimental Biology 224: jeb242699. doi: 10.1242/jeb.242699. PMC8545754.
Pre-prints
Wu, S.-Y., Y. Wen, N.B.C. Serre, C.C.H. Laursen, A.G. Dietz, B.R. Taylor, M. Drobizhev, R.S. Molina, A. Aggarwal, V. Rancic, M. Becker, K. Ballanyi, K. Podgorski, H. Hirase, M. Nedergaard, M. Fendrych, M.J. Lemieux, D.F. Eberl, A.R. Kay, R.E. Campbell, & Y. Shen (2021) A sensitive and specific genetically encodable biosensory for potassium ions. bioRxiv doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.07.463410.
2020
Yamoah, E.N., M. Li, A. Shah, K.L. Elliott, K. Cheah, P.-X. Xu, S. Phillips, S. M. Young, Jr., D.F. Eberl, B. Fritzsch (2020) Using Sox2 to alleviate the hallmarks of age-related hearing loss. Ageing Research Reviews 59: 101042. doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2020.101042. PMC7261488.
Fritzsch, B., A. Erives, D.F. Eberl, E.N. Yamoah (2020) Genetics of Mechanoreceptor Evolution and Development. Chapter 16 in: The Auditory Sense. B. Grothe, (ed.); Series Ed: B. Fritzsch. The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference, 2nd Edition. (Vol. 2) Elsevier. New York. Pp-277-301.
2016
Li, T., N. Giagtzoglou, D.F. Eberl, S.N. Jaiswal, T. Cai, D. Godt, A.K. Groves & H. Bellen (2016) The E3 ligase Ubr3 regulates Usher syndrome and MYH9 disorder proteins in the auditory organs of Drosophila and mammals. eLife 5: e15258. doi: 10.7554/eLife.15258.001. PMC4978524.
Guo, Y., Y. Wang, W. Zhang, S. Meltzer, D. Zanini, Y. Yu, J. Li, T. Cheng, Z. Guo, Q. Wang, J.S. Jacobs, Y. Sharma, D.F. Eberl, M.C. Göpfert, L.Y. Jan, Y.N. Jan & Z. Wang (2016) Transmembrane channel-like (tmc) gene regulates Drosophila larval locomotion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 113: 7243-7248. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1606537113. PMC4932980.
Comeron, J.M., J. Reed, M. Christie, J.S. Jacobs, J. Dierdorff, D.F. Eberl & J.R. Manak (2016) A Mismatch EndoNuclease Array-based methodology (MENA) for identifying known SNPs or novel point mutations. Microarrays 5 (2): 7. doi: 10.3390/microarrays5020007. PMC5003483.
Kay, A.R., D. Raccuglia, J. Scholte, E. Sivan-Loukianova, C. Barwacz, S. Armstrong, A. Guymon, M. Nitabach & D.F. Eberl (2016) Goggatomy: A method for opening small cuticular compartments in arthropods for physiological experiments. Frontiers in Physiology 7: 398. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00398. PMC5025716.
Eberl, D.F., A. Kamikouchi & J.T. Albert (2016) Auditory transduction. Chapter 7 in Insect Hearing. G.S. Pollack and A.C. Mason. (eds.) Series Eds: R.R. Fay & A.N. Popper. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, Vol. 55: 159-175. Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-28890-1_7.
2015
Karak, S., J.S. Jacobs, M. Kittelmann, C. Spalthoff, R. Katana, E. Sivan-Loukianova, M.S. Schon, M.J. Kernan, D.F. Eberl & M.C. Göpfert (2015) Diverse roles of axonemal dyneins in Drosophila auditory neuron function and mechanical amplification in hearing. Scientific Reports 5:17085. doi: 10.1038/srep17085. PMC4660584.
Chen, J.V., L.-R. Kao, S.C. Jana, E. Sivan-Loukianova, S. Mendonça, O.A. Cabrera, P. Singh, C. Cabernard, D.F. Eberl, M. Bettencourt-Dias, T.L. Megraw (2015) Rootletin organizes the ciliary rootlet to achieve sensory neuron function in Drosophila. Journal of Cell Biology 211: 435-453. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201502032. PMC4621839.
Kavlie, R.G., J.L. Fritz, F. Nies, M.C. Göpfert, D. Oliver, J.T. Albert & D.F. Eberl (2015) Prestin is an anion transporter dispensable for mechanical feedback amplification in Drosophila hearing. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 201: 51-60. doi: 10.1007/s00359-014-0960-9. PMC4282873. Cover Art on journal issue.
2014
Christie, K.W., & D.F. Eberl (2014) Noise-induced hearing loss: new animal models. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery 22: 374-383. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000086. PMC4289668.
Boekhoff-Falk, G., & D.F. Eberl (2014) The Drosophila auditory system. WIREs Developmental Biology 3: 179-191. doi: 10.1002/wdev.128. PMC4007284.
2013
Christie, K.W., E. Sivan-Loukianova, W.C. Smith, B.T. Aldrich, M.A. Schon, M. Roy & D.F. Eberl (2013) Physiological, anatomical, and behavioral changes after acoustic trauma in Drosophila melanogaster. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 110: 15449-15454. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1307294110. PMC3780856.
Roy, M., E. Sivan-Loukianova & D.F. Eberl (2013) Cell-type-specific roles of Na+/K+ ATPase subunits in Drosophila auditory mechanosensation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 110: 181-186. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1208866110. PMC3538205. Cover Art on journal issue.
Bharadwaj, R., M. Roy, T. Ohyama, E. Sivan-Loukianova, M. Delannoy, T.E. Lloyd, M. Zlatic, D.F. Eberl & A.L. Kolodkin (2013) Cbl-associated protein regulates assembly and function of two tension-sensing structures in Drosophila. Development 140: 627-638. doi: 10.1242/dev.085100. PMC3561792.
2011
Eberl, D.F., & M.J. Kernan (2011) Recording sound-evoked potentials from the Drosophila antennal nerve. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2011:prot5576. doi: 10.1101/pdb.prot5576. Pubmed.
Jacobs, J.S., X. Hong & D.F. Eberl (2011) A “mesmer”izing new approach to site-directed mutagenesis in large transformation-ready constructs: Mutagenesis via Serial Small Mismatch Recombineering. Fly5: 162-169. doi: 10.4161/fly.5.2.15092. PMC3127064.
2010
Fritzsch, B., D.F. Eberl & K.W. Beisel (2010) The role of bHLH genes in ear development and evolution: Revisiting a 10 year old hypothesis. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 67: 3089-3099. doi: 10.1007/s00018-010-0403-x. PMC3665285.
Kavlie, R.G., M.J. Kernan & D.F. Eberl (2010) Hearing in Drosophila requires TilB, a conserved protein associated with ciliary motility. Genetics 185: 177-188. doi: 10.1534/genetics.110.114009. PMC2870953.
Eberl, D.F., & M.J. Kernan (2010) Measuring sound-evoked potentials from Drosophila Johnston’s organ. Chapter 15 in Drosophila Neurobiology: A Laboratory Manual. pp. 237-245. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor.
2009
Sun, Y., L. Liu, Y. Ben-Shahar, J.S. Jacobs, D.F. Eberl & M.J. Welsh (2009) TRPA channels distinguish gravity sensing from hearing in Johnston’s organ. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA). 106: 13606-13611. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0906377106. PMC2717111.
2008
Caldwell, J.C., M.A. Joiner, E. Sivan-Loukianova & D.F. Eberl (2008) The role of the RING-finger protein Elfless in Drosophila spermatogenesis and apoptosis. Fly 2: 4-14. doi: 10.4161/fly.7352. PMC2668719.
Lee, E., E. Sivan-Loukianova, D.F. Eberl & M.J. Kernan (2008) An IFT-A protein is required to delimit functionally distinct zones in mechanosensory cilia. Current Biology 18: 1899-1906. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.11.020. PMC2615538.
Cosetti, M.K., D. Culang, S. Kotla, P.F. O’Brien, S.D. Schaefer, D.F. Eberl & F. Hannan (2008) A unique transgenic animal model for hearing loss. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology 117: 827-833. doi: 10.1177/000348940811701106. PMC3409696.
Todi, S.V., E. Sivan-Loukianova, J.S. Jacobs, D.P. Kiehart & D.F. Eberl (2008) Myosin VIIA, important for human auditory function, is necessary for Drosophila auditory organ development. Public Library of Science ONE 3: e2115. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002115. PMC2362849.
Eberl, D.F., T. Kitamoto, B. Berke, K. O’Connor-Giles, A. Ueda, J. Lee, H. Ruan, J. Engel & B. Ganetzky (2008) Genes, neurons, circuits and behaviors: Highlights of Cold Spring Harbor Meeting on Drosophila Neurobiology, Oct 3-7, 2007. Journal of Neurogenetics. 22: 3-13. 10.1080/01677060801893250. PubMed.
2007
Caldwell, J.C., S.K. Fineberg & D.F. Eberl (2007) reduced ocelli encodes the leucine rich repeat protein Pray For Elves in Drosophila melanogaster. Fly 1: 146-152. doi: 10.4161/fly.4562. PMC2668215.
Eberl, D.F., & G. Boekhoff-Falk (2007) Development of the Drosophila Johnston’s organ. International Journal of Developmental Biology. 51: 679-687.doi: 10.1387/ijdb.072364de. PMC3417114.
Ebacher, D.J.S., S.V. Todi, D.F. Eberl & G. Boekhoff-Falk (2007) cut mutant Drosophila auditory organs differentiate abnormally and degenerate. Fly 1: 86-94. doi: 10.4161/fly.4242. PMC4309998.
Williamson, R.E., K.N. Darrow, S. Michaud, J.S. Jacobs, M.C. Jones, D.F. Eberl, R.L. Maas, M.C. Liberman, C.C. Morton (2007) Methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) in hearing: Gene disruption by chromosomal rearrangement in a hearing impaired individual and model organism analysis. AmericanJournal of Medical Genetics 143A: 1630-1639. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31724. PubMed.
Tsujiuchi, S., E. Sivan-Loukianova, D.F. Eberl, Y. Kitagawa & T. Kadowaki (2007) Dynamic range compression in the honey bee auditory system toward waggle dance sounds. Public Library of Science ONE 2: e234. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000234. PMC1794319.
2005
Sivan-Loukianova, E., & D.F. Eberl (2005) Synaptic ultrastructure of Johnston’s organ neurons in the Drosophila auditory neuronal circuit. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 491: 46-55. doi: 10.1002/cne.20687. PMC1802124.
Todi, S.V., J.D. Franke, D.P. Kiehart & D.F. Eberl (2005) Myosin VIIA defects, which underlie the Usher 1B Syndrome in humans, lead to deafness in Drosophila. Current Biology 15: 862-868. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.03.050. PMC1808204.
Prakash, S., J.C. Caldwell, D.F. Eberl & T.R. Clandinin (2005) Drosophila N-cadherin mediates an attractive interaction between photoreceptor axons and their targets. Nature Neuroscience 8: 443-450. doi: 10.1038/nn1415. PMC2367251.
2004
Todi, S.V., Y. Sharma, & D.F. Eberl (2004) Anatomical and molecular design of the Drosophila antenna as a flagellar auditory organ. Microscopy Research and Technique 63: 388-399. doi: 10.1002/jemt.20053. PMC1805627. Cover art on journal issue.
2003
Caldwell, J.C., M.M. Miller, S. Wing, D.R. Soll & D.F. Eberl (2003) Dynamic analysis of larval locomotion in Drosophila chordotonal organ mutants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 100: 16053-16058. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2535546100. PMC307691.
Sarpal, R., S.V. Todi, E. Sivan-Loukianova, S. Shirolikar, N. Subramanyan, E.C. Raff, J.W. Erickson, K. Ray & D.F. Eberl (2003) The Drosophila kinesin associated protein (DmKAP) interacts with the Kinesin II motor subunit Klp64D to assemble chordotonal organ sensory cilia but not sperm tails. Current Biology 13: 1687-1696. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2003.09.025. PubMed.
Dong, P.D.S., S.V. Todi, D.F. Eberl, G. Boekhoff-Falk (2003) Drosophila spalt/spalt-related mutants exhibit Townes-Brocks’ syndrome phenotypes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 100: 10293-10298. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1836391100. PMC193554.
Coulthard, A.B., D.F. Eberl, C.B. Sharp & A.J. Hilliker (2003) Further genetic analysis of the second chromosome centromeric heterochromatin of Drosophila melanogaster. Genome 46: 343-352. doi: 10.1139/g03-010. PubMed.
Tauber, E., & D.F. Eberl (2003) Acoustic communication in Drosophila. Behavioural Processes 64: 197-210. doi: 10.1016/S0376-6357(03)00135-9. PDF.
2002
Caldwell, J.C. & D.F. Eberl (2002) Towards a molecular understanding of Drosophila hearing. Journal of Neurobiology 53: 172-189. doi: 10.1002/neu.10126. PMC1805767.
Sharma, Y., U. Cheung, E.W. Larsen, & D.F. Eberl (2002) pPTGAL, a convenient Gal4 P-element vector for testing expression of enhancer fragments in Drosophila. Genesis34: 115-118. doi: 10.1002/gene.10127. PMC1805626.
Tauber, E., & D.F. Eberl (2002) The effect of male competition on the courtship song of Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Insect Behavior 15: 109-120. doi: 10.1023/A:1014488330548.
2001
Tauber, E., & D.F. Eberl (2001) Song production in auditory mutants of Drosophila: the role of sensory feedback. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 187: 341-348. doi: 10.1007/s003590100206. PubMed.
2000
Eberl, D.F., R.W. Hardy & M.J. Kernan (2000) Genetically similar transduction mechanisms for touch and hearing in Drosophila. Journal of Neuroscience 20: 5981-5988. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.20-16-05981.2000. PMC6772586.
1999
Eberl, D.F. (1999) Feeling the vibes: chordotonal mechanisms in insect hearing. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 9:389-393. doi: 10.1016/S0959-4388(99)80058-0. PubMed.
1998
Ren, D., H. Xu, D.F. Eberl, M. Chopra & L.M. Hall. (1998) A mutation affecting dihydropyridine-sensitive current levels and activation kinetics in Drosophila muscle and mammalian heart calcium channels. Journal of Neuroscience 18: 2335-2341. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.18-07-02335.1998. PMC6793086.
Eberl, D.F., D. Ren, G. Feng, L.J. Lorenz, D. Van Vactor & L.M. Hall (1998) Genetic and developmental characterization of Dmca1D, a calcium channel a1 subunit gene in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 148: 1159-1169. doi: 10.1093/genetics/148.3.1159. PMC1460043.
1997
Eberl, D.F., G.M. Duyk & N. Perrimon (1997) A genetic screen for mutations that disrupt an auditory response in Drosophila melanogaster. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 94: 14837-14842. doi: 10.1073/pnas.94.26.14837 . PMC25124.
Eberl, D.F., L.J. Lorenz, M.B. Melnick, V. Sood, P. Lasko & N. Perrimon (1997) A new enhancer of position-effect variegation in Drosophila melanogaster encodes a putative RNA helicase that binds chromosomes and is regulated by the cell cycle. Genetics 146: 951-963. DOI: 10.1093/genetics/146.3.951 . PMC1208063.
1995
Zheng, W., G. Feng, D. Ren, D.F. Eberl, F. Hannan, M. Dubald & L.M. Hall (1995) Cloning and characterization of a calcium channel a1 subunit from Drosophila melanogaster with similarity to the rat brain type D isoform. Journal of Neuroscience 15: 1132-1143. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.15-02-01132.1995. PMC6577841.
Hilliker, A.J., P.C.R. Emtage, D.F. Eberl, C.B. Sharp & A.R. Lohe (1995) The genetic and DNA sequence organization of the second chromosome heterochromatin of Drosophila melanogaster. In The Kew Chromosome Conference IV, P.E. Brandham & M.D. Bennett (eds), pp. 331-338. Royal Botanic Gardens.
Hall, L.M., D. Ren, G. Feng, D.F. Eberl, M. Dubald, M. Yang, F. Hannan, C.T. Kousky & W. Zheng (1995) Calcium channel as a new potential target for insecticides. In Molecular Action of Insecticides on Ion Channels, J.M. Clark (ed), pp. 162-172. American Chemical Society, Washington.
1994
Hall, L.M., F. Hannan, G. Feng, D.F. Eberl, Y.Y. Hon & C.T. Kousky (1994) Cloning and molecular analysis of G-protein coupled receptors in insects. In Insect Neurochemistry and Neurophysiology 1993, A.B. Borkovec & M.J. Loeb (eds), pp. 53-71. CRC Press, Boca Raton.
1993
Eberl, D.F., B.J. Duyf & A.J. Hilliker (1993) The role of heterochromatin in the expression of a heterochromatic gene, the rolled locus of Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 134: 277-292. doi: 10.1093/genetics/134.1.277. PMC1205430.
1992
Eberl, D.F., L.A. Perkins, M. Engelstein, A.J. Hilliker & N. Perrimon (1992) Genetic and developmental analysis of polytene section 17 of the X chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics130: 569-583. doi: 10.1093/genetics/130.3.569. PMC1204874.
1991
Hilliker, A.J., D.F. Eberl, S.N. Trusis-Coulter, C.B. Sharp & B.J. Duyf (1991) Translocations between chromosomes 2 and 3 of D. melanogaster. Drosophila Information Service 70: 90-94.
1989
Eberl, D.F., A.J. Hilliker, C.B. Sharp & S.N. Trusis-Coulter (1989) Further observations on the nature of radiation-induced chromosomal interchanges recovered from Drosophila sperm. Genome 32: 847-855. doi: 10.1139/g89-521. PubMed.
1988
Eberl, D.F., & A.J. Hilliker (1988) Characterization of X-linked recessive lethal mutations affecting embryonic morphogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 118: 109-120. doi: 10.1093/genetics/118.1.109. PMC1203254.
Eberl, D.F., A.J. Hilliker & R.A. Voelker (1988) Determination of lethal phases of mutations in the su(s) microregion. Drosophila Information Service 67: 36.